The defence policy update signals changes to military equipment procurement. There is $10.2 billion in spending for infrastructure and maintenance and $300 million for the Canadian Forces Housing Agency.
There's no commitment on reforms to the outsourcing and contracting practices for bases for those maintenance services. UNDE and PIPSC leadership came to this committee and said that the government has no meaningful value-for-money analysis on these contracts. The Defence Construction Canada procurement practices mirror the ongoing ArriveCAN scandal. The department spent $5 billion on contracting out services instead of on public servants.